Academic Publications
- Fabri, M., Beni, P.F., Shepherd, A., Couto Barone, D.A. (2025) Evaluating the Role of an Assistive Online Toolkit to Support Autistic Students During the Transition into University. In: Mavrou, K., Encarnação, P. (eds) Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions. AAATE 2025. Springer, Cham. DOI 10.1007/978-3-032-01628-7_1
- Maun, R., Fabri, M., Trevorrow, P. (2023) Participatory Methods to Engage Autistic People in the Design of Digital Technology: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI 10.1007/s10803-023-06015-5
- Fabri, M., Fenton, G., Andrews, P.C.S., Beaton, M. (2020) Experiences of higher education students on the autism spectrum: Stories of low mood and high resilience. Int. J. of Disability, Development and Education. Taylor & Francis. DOI 10.1080/1034912X.2020.1767764
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S. (2016) Human-Centered Design with Autistic University Students: Interface, Interaction and Information Preferences. In Marcus, A. (ed), Design, User Experience, and Usability: Novel User Experiences, Part II, LNCS 9747, pp 157-166, Springer, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7_15
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S., Pukki, H.K. (2016) Using Design Thinking to engage autistic students in the creation of an online toolkit to help with transition into higher education. In Journal of Assistive Technologies, 10(2), Emerald Publishing, DOI 10.1108/JAT-02-2016-0008
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S., Pukki, H.K., Aavikko, A., Quantock, P., de Bra, P., Stash, N., Montes Garcia, A., Merino, M., Lancho, M., Garcia, C., Szukalska, A., Modrzejewska, D. (2016) Widening access to higher education for students on the autism spectrum – The European Autism&Uni project. In Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), 7-9 March 2016, Valencia, Spain
- De Bra, P., Montes-Garcia, A., Stash, N. (2016) Novel adaptive features of the Autism&Uni toolkit for students on the autism spectrum. In Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), 7-9 March 2016, Valencia, Spain
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S. (2016) Hurdles and drivers affecting autistic students’ higher education experience: Lessons learnt from the multinational Autism&Uni research study. In Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), 7-9 March 2016, Valencia, Spain
- Pukki, H.K., Fredriksson, J.M., Aavikko, A. (2016) End users’ participation in the design process and perceptions of the usability of the Autism&Uni Online Toolkit. In Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), 7-9 March 2016, Valencia, Spain
- Merino, M., Lancho, M., Garcia, C. (2016) Supporting students on the autism spectrum throughout their university studies, In Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), 7-9 March 2016, Valencia, Spain
- Montes García, A., Stash, N., De Bra, P. (2015) Adaptive applications to assist students with autism in succeeding in higher education. In UMAP 2015 Extended Proceedings (Posters, Demos, Late-breaking Results and Workshop Proceedings of the 23rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization). Dublin, July 2015. CEUR-WS.
Best Practice Guides
We have published three Best Practice Guides to help higher education professionals support autistic students:
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S., Pukki, H.K. (2016) A guide to best practice in supporting higher education students on the autism spectrum – for HEI managers and senior academics, ISBN 978-1-907240-65-2
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S., Pukki, H.K. (2016) A guide to best practice in supporting higher education students on the autism spectrum – for HE lecturers and tutors, ISBN 978-1-907240-66-9
- Fabri, M., Andrews, P.C.S., Pukki, H.K. (2016) A guide to best practice in supporting higher education students on the autism spectrum – for professionals within and outside of HE, ISBN 978-1-907240-67-6
Our guides are also available in other languages. Download your guide now.
Contact us if you wish to help us translate the guides into your language.
Sector Publications
- How to help autistic students succeed at university, The Guardian Higher Education Network, 13 April 2016
- Widening Access to Higher Education for autistic students, Network Autism: Good Practice, 6 July 2016
- Top 5 autism tips for professionals: autistic students at university, Network Autism: Knowledge, 7 July 2016
Public Project Reports
| Title | Type | Description | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| D2.1 – Literature Review | Report | A critical review of the literature concerning young adult learners on the autism spectrum, technology enhanced learning for autistic people and higher education practice and pedagogy. The review guided the questions for the mapping survey and helped putting results into context. | Leeds Beckett University |
| D2.2 Mapping Survey Q1 – Students Preparing for HE Q2 – Current Students Q3 – Previous Students Q4 – Parents and Carers Q5 – Teachers and Mentors Q6 – Higher Education Institutions Q7 – Autism Organisations S1 – First Person Story S2 – Third Person Story |
Questionnaires | English-language versions of the questionnaires as used in our online survey. We identified 7 different target groups for which individual questionnaires were designed (Q1-Q7). In addition, we asked autistic people with experience of Higher Education study to tell us their personal story (S1+S2). Versions in Finnish, Dutch, Polish and Spanish were also available. | Leeds Beckett University |
| D2.3 Mapping Survey Report | Report | The report contains results from the mapping survey data. These informed the next stage of the project – the creation of content for the online toolkit. The material also provided examples of best practice for the guide that is a key deliverable of the project. | Leeds Beckett University |
| D3.2 Evaluation of Prototype Scenarios | Report | The report considers findings from the literature review and mapping survey, and outlines the prototyping phase of the interactive toolkit. We discuss the lessons learnt from evaluating the toolkit and look ahead at the creation of a full set of toolkit items. The next project step is to pass on the prototype to project partner TU/e to incorporate into a software package (see below). | Leeds Beckett University |
| D4.1 Interactive Toolkit | Software | Please refer to the toolkit information page | Technical University Eindhoven |